Are you doing all you can to keep the cash method for your clients?

A passthrough entity business cannot use the cash method of accounting if it is classified as a syndicate. This article discusses this rule and ways a passthrough entity business that is currently not a syndicate can avoid being reclassified as one and losing the use of the cash method.

Current developments in S corporations

This annual update covers recent developments relating to S corporations, including IRS relief for common inadvertent S election lapses; the transfer of clean-energy credits; and other cases, rulings, and regulations.

Sec. 181: Will 2025 be the series finale?

Sec. 181 expensing of costs of qualified film, television, and theatrical productions gives producers cause to cheer, but the curtain may be falling on this temporary provision.

Tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The bill extends portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, provides deductions to eliminate income taxes on certain tips and overtime pay, and addresses other tax priorities of the Trump administration.

Ways and Means approves proposed TCJA extensions and tax changes

The bill would make key portions of the TCJA permanent and create a new “senior bonus” deduction, among its many provisions. An AICPA statement said it is “deeply troubled” by the plan to curtail use of passthroughs to avoid SALT cap. The bill now heads to the House Budget Committee.

Planning for the AMT

Strategies can include accelerating income recognition or deferring deductions, certain tax elections, and optimal use of AMT net operating losses.

On DRD, the IRS seeks to have its cake and eat it too

The plain language of Sec. 245A disallowed a dividends-received deduction for a controlled foreign corporation, the IRS Office of Chief Counsel held, contrary to the Service’s argument in a recent Tax Court case.